Travelling from Lincoln to Oxford by train

The fastest trains from Lincoln to Oxford take around 3 hours and 33 minutes, covering a distance of approximately 171 kilometres. There are frequent services on the rail route between Lincoln and Oxford.

Journeys between Lincoln and Oxford usually involve one change of train.

We usually find around 24 departures on the route from Lincoln to Oxford every weekday that leave enough time to change trains without waiting around for longer than necessary.

There are typically fewer departures at weekends, when we found around 22 departures.
The duration is normally about 3 hours and 33 minutes, whatever time you make the journey.

On weekdays the earliest train to Oxford is usually scheduled to depart Lincoln around 05:26 and the last train is around 22:26.
At weekends the first train of the day leaves Lincoln around 05:26, and the last at 22:10.

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When to book Lincoln to Oxford train tickets?

Trains in the UK usually open for booking around 3 months in advance.
If booking is not yet open for your dates then you can set a booking alert to receive an email on the day that the cheapest tickets are released for your journey from Lincoln to Oxford by train.

Which trains operate between Lincoln and Oxford?

More than one type of train operates on the route from Lincoln to Oxford, so you’ll be travelling with one or more of the following rail operators:

Chiltern Railways

CrossCountry

East Coast

East Midlands Trains

First Great Western

Great Western Railway

London Underground

Northern

Northern Rail

TransPennine Express

You can check which train you’ll be travelling on by looking for the train name in search results.